Pattern of lipid profile and obesity among secretariat employees of Bangladesh

Journal of Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 3-6

  Alam, Billal ^a   Ahasan, Ham Nazmul ^a   Islam, Ziaul ^b   Islam, Nazrul ^c   Mohammed, Fazle Rabbi ^d   Nur, Zannatun ^d   Mahbub, Shahriar ^d   Faiz, Abul ^e  

^a DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

^b National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

^c Plan International   (Bangladesh)

^d DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^e SIR SALIMULLAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; BUDGET; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 77953463944     PISSN: 19979797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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